Crossfire XFX HD 6870 Dual Fans and my PSU.

PCMau5Mar 28, 2012, 3:34 PM

Hey!

I am planning on upgrading my gaming PC that is now outdating and having trouble with running games etc.

I was wondering if some tech genius on here can tell me if my PSU will be suitable and or able to run 2 XFX HD 6870's With the dual fan cooler, each of these cards requires 2 6-pin power connectors, which i am not sure if i have them as i haven't had to open my PC for a few months now except from cleaing my dust filters, anyway,

The upgrade contains these components (I can provide links if needed, had to post this thread quickly due to work and school.)

2 HD 6870s would give you more performance than a single HD 7870, but you might have issues with CF scaling or driver problems. So i suggest a one powerful single GPU, have you considered the new GTX 680?

Anyway, would this PSU even hold up for like 3 months with these cards?

Which one is it an E3 or a D3 ?Coolermaster changed oems in the 550/650/750 watt units, from Seventeam ( E3 ) to Enhance ( D3 ) Enhance originally provided the internals for the 450 watt model, the only GX to receive a favorable review

Which one is it an E3 or a D3 ?Coolermaster changed oems in the 550/650/750 watt units, from Seventeam ( E3 ) to Enhance ( D3 ) Enhance originally provided the internals for the 450 watt model, the only GX to receive a favorable review

Um, how would i know what one?

I bought my case and PSU in a bundle, so i do not have the original box

And i have thought about the GTX 680 but that is way out of my budget for a video card unfortunately.

Not merely over poor quality, CM has earned a place on my personal "Do Not Buy" list for the corporate dishonesty that allows it to still place liar labels on some of its PSUs, or claim some of them have protections that are missing. These are facts, not opinions; read some of the reviews at HardwareSecrets.